Do You Have a Zest for Life?

The best leaders have a zest for life.  It is not just with business, but in all facets of their lives including family, volunteering, friends, hobbies, exercise, spiritual, etc. They appreciate all they have and show that gratitude in numerous ways. They also serve as role models for their employees as well as others including … Read more

How to Get Your Employees to Yearn for More

How does a leader motivate their team or entire organization to yearn for more by taking on challenges with the idea that all of their efforts will end up with positive results?  How does a leader keep others engaged when the initiative has many pieces and will take a long time to complete?  To start, … Read more

Why Leaders Must Be Visionaries

It is important for an effective leader to be a visionary and possess a form of x-ray vision.  This can be very challenging in the work environment that exists in today’s world, so a leader must seek out others to provide suggestions and ideas to them. It seems though that there are two types of … Read more

The Importance of a Win-Win Mindset for Leaders

There are some leaders who always want to win no matter what the consequences are to others. They are very competitive and do not take into consideration how their decisions may affect others. Then there are other leaders who only focus on the needs of others and may ignore their own goals completely. Ideally, a … Read more

How Does Your Company Reward Valuable Employees?

There have been numerous articles discussing the compensation of the CEO versus the average worker. A CEO’s pay can be in the millions while a staff member could make in the $50,000s to $70,000s. Some questions arise including, “Is the CEO worth it?  And is a staff member who contributes significantly worth more than they … Read more

How Transparent are You in Your Workplace?

In today’s workplace, employees want to have their leaders be transparent.  In the old days, the “executive floor” had always been a place where decisions were made and it was assumed everyone would accept these “surprises.”   Employees today want to work in an organization where leaders are proactive in sharing what direction the company is … Read more

How Sustainable is Your Company?

Sustainability is challenging for most businesses because of several factors – competitors, the economy, and changes in the overall market landscape.  A business that has been around for years may now find itself struggling to survive. An interesting article by Mark Perry of The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) analyzes the list of Fortune 500 companies … Read more

What is the Key to Resiliency for Leaders?

Resilient leaders are the ones who can bounce back after being faced with a difficult challenge.  These challenges could occur from a downturn in the economy, a defective product, bad customer experiences, or possibly unsustainable profitability. The key to being resilient is to recognize that the situation is most likely temporary and to recognize the … Read more

Why Leaders Need to Ask the Right Questions

Even though most business leaders have years of experience and confidence in their knowledge and abilities, knowing that they don’t always have the answers is a critical skill all great leaders must develop.  They not only need to ask the right questions of their employees, vendors, clients, partners but they also need to constantly question … Read more